Jan 27, 2022

Oscar Candidates Interview: How to Improve Short Film Delivery

This year, 15 animated shorts - not the usual ten - have been shortlisted for an Oscar.

As we await the nominees on February 8, we asked three questions to all the directors, to learn more about how they made their film and how they view the landscape for shorts today. We are publishing their answers across three features, of which this is the third.

The first piece, about crafting a story for a short film, can be read here. The second piece, about developing the visual language of the film, is here.

Here is our third question:

Reza Riahi (The Musician):

Erick Oh (Namoo):

Hugo de Faucompret (Mum Is Pouring Rain):

Simone Giampaolo (Only a Child):

Joanna Quinn and Les Mills (Affairs of the Art):

Zach Parrish (Us Again):

Zacharias Kunuk (Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice):

Alberto Mielgo (The Windshield Wiper):

Claude Cloutier (Bad Seeds):

Weijia Ma (Step Into the River):

Hugo Covarrubias (Bestia):

Bastien Dubois (Souvenir Souvenir):

Anton Dyakov (Boxballet):

Mikey Please (Robin Robin):

Sandra Desmazières (Flowing Home):

Some answers have been edited for length and clarity.